Space Station is a fan-made map made by user McLrenSena that was released July 7, 2021. It shares a similar style to Area 15 Bunker but has a much more complex layout. The map was released alongside the Space Station Event which featured two new skins: the Mars Astronaut and Dark Matter; as well as two old skins: Carbon Armor and the Astronaut.
Layout[]
The map has two levels. Players spawn on the lower level on either the North side (a Mars landing set), or the South side (the hangar bay). The hangar bay has three exits and contains a rover, two spacecraft, and some form of satellite. The Mars landing set is a dune-like environment with four exits.
The station consists mostly of corridors connecting smaller rooms together, as well as various ladders between the two floors. There are a few stairways connecting the two floors in addition to these ladders. The majority of fighting is held in the storage bay between the two spawns, and the central corridors immediately outside it.
Strategies[]
Space Station is a tight-spaced close range map, meaning Sub-Machine Guns, VEK, Crossbow, Shotguns, VSS and the Auto Pistol are optimal for the layout. The Assault Rifles are also viable options, though won't shine as well as the previously mentioned options. Due to the direct pathway between the two spawns, most of the fighting is central to the storage bay. Players should work to hold the bay and the corridors immediately outside to maintain control of the round. In situations where the other team appears to have good hold, flanking is crucial to clearing the area out. Laser Trip Mines may help obstruct enemy players.
Players in control of the central area should aim to maintain control while locking down all exits. This means that shuffling around key corridors to keep any flankers at bay becomes an important part of the team's strategy. The two levels of the map can make it a bit difficult to keep a complete lockdown on flanking, so players should remain vigilant in being aware of their surroundings and any exits an enemy may come through.
Trivia[]
- There is a zombie caged in the hangar bay, though why it is there is unknown. What separates this zombie from others is the lack of glowing eyes.
- The Space Station Event that released alongside the map is made of fan-made material—both the map and outfits(Mars Astronaut and Dark Matter).
- There are technically three floors in the station if you count the intermediary floor running along the NW corner of the map.
- In the largest observatory, the Earth can be seen off to the side in the bottom right of the view port.
